UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the increase in fuel prices will immediately escalate the already high cost of living in the country. Speaking when he addressed party officials and some residents in Chazanga and Mazyopa compounds during his continued thanks giving tours, Mr Hichilema says at a time when the majority of people have no jobs, no money for school ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says President Edgar Lungu’s administration needs to do more to meet the aspirations of the Zambian people. Analyzing President Lungu’s first 100 days in Office,YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says while the 100 days have been better in many respects, the actions of his administration on the constitutional reform process have fallen short of ...

The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has reminded all broadcasting stations in the country of the need to be ethical and professional in their work. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting on Digital Migration in Lusaka this morning, IBA Board Chairman Brigadier General Justine Mutale says there is need for broadcasting stations to follow the programming standards provided for in the IBA ...

Government says it intends to use the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) as one of the tools to improve upon the country’s education systems and structures for human capacity development. Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education Minister, Michael Kaingu says ZAQA’s framework provides a platform at which government will establish agreed standards of all of the country’s professional qualifications. Dr. ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says the enactment of the Access to Information Bill is none negotiable. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu has since called upon President Edgar Lungu not to make a u-turn on the subject but grant the people who elected him into office their wishes. Mr Lungu in a statement says TIZ strongly believes that Access to Information ...

KEEP calm ladies – Prince Harry has revealed he’s ready to settle down. The currently-single Prince admitted to feeling broody following the birth of his new niece Princess Charlotte. In an interview with Sky News he said: “There come times when you think now is the time to settle down, or now is not, whatever way it is, but I ...

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure refused to discuss his future at the club on Tuesday when asked about the subject at the launch of Fifa’s new anti-discrimination monitoring system. Toure’s agent, Dimitri Seluk, accused City of ignoring his client’s birthday last year and said last week that the Ivory Coast international, whose contract expires in 2017, was “90 percent certain ...

US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has observed that Zambia is within reach of an AIDS free generation. Ambassador Schultz says in comparison with other sub-Saharan African, the reality is that Zambia is not far away from an AIDS free generation. He notes that the fact that an AIDS free generation is within reach points to a lot of hard ...

The Non Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has urged the Patriotic Front (PF) Government to immediately enact the Access to Information law. NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale in a statement says this law without doubt will enhance transparency and accountability in the operations of the State and minimize the spillage of “classified” documents. Ms Mwale says the Access to Information ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) is disappointed with some Chiefs who have openly taken a partisan stance. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza has told Qfm News via telephone that chiefs should distance from partisan politics. He says a statement attributed to Chief Chipalo of the Bemba people in Luwingu District who said that he will mobilize young people ...